cam chain disassembly

[mvalenti]

I am trying to disassemble the cam chain tensioner assembly but I cant get the "body nut" to turn. tried a but of heat from a heat gun.. no go.. I dont have any sockets deep enough. Any tricks?

[cowboyup3371]

If it’s the one I am thinking of, you can skip it. Are you following BWringer’s tutorial?

http://www.bwringer.com/gs/camchaintens.html

[rphillips]

Use a vise, get a good grip on the nut, then turn the complete housing.

[mvalenti]

Thanks I had tried that, but the vice swiveled on its base.. disassemble vice, clean... and with a few tappy tap taps while applying torque she free'd up. Now just waiting on the tiny seal on the plunger stop to arrive...

[bwringer]

If it’s the one I am thinking of, you can skip it. Are you following BWringer’s tutorial?

http://www.bwringer.com/gs/camchaintens.html

Agreed, you can safely skip it if needed and just pop the seal out with a wee screwdriver. There is an o-ring in there, but there are a lot of threads, the parts don't move relative to one another, and this never really seems to leak.

In any case, looks like you got it loose!

[mvalenti]

yep ye.. all together.. installing in the morning. thanks all!